Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Peabody Wetmore
President Roosevelt writes Senator Wetmore to recommend sculptor John Boyle for a commission.
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1907-06-08
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Boyle, John, 1852-1917
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt asks Maurice Francis Egan if he may still accept the bronze sculpture by John Boyle if the artist commission is chosen by competition instead of selection.
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1907-06-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt informs Maurice Francis Egan that he is interested in the bronze sculpture by John Boyle. However, Roosevelt notes that he cannot accept it as he has written a letter endorsing Boyle for a commission, which he encloses. He asks Egan to inquire about the price of the sculpture.
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1907-06-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt tells Maurice Francis Egan that he wants to accept the bronze sculpture that John Boyle sent him. However, he does not feel that it would be fair to the competition, so he cannot accept it. Roosevelt wants Egan to contact Boyle to know how much the bronze figure costs so Roosevelt might discretely purchase it later.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-06-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Peabody Wetmore
President Roosevelt shares with Senator Wetmore that he likes the work of the sculptor John Boyle and believes he should do the statue of John Barry.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-06-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan
President Roosevelt changed his mind and tells Maurice Francis Egan that if John Boyle’s entry is selected for the John Barry monument then he would like to accept the statuette that Boyle sent him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-06-11
Letter from Maurice Francis Egan to Theodore Roosevelt
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt regarding the competition to produce a bronze sculpture of Commodore John Barry. John Boyle has sent Roosevelt a bronze model already and is attempting to sway the competition in his favor.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-06-07
Letter from Maurice Francis Egan to Theodore Roosevelt
Maurice Francis Egan is delighted by President Roosevelt’s response. Egan has always been a fan of John Boyle’s work because he “does not mistake virility for brutality.” The John Barry commission was to be decided by a contest, and therefore, the statuette should not have been sent to Roosevelt. Boyle has insisted that if Roosevelt will not accept the statuette he sent to him, then he will not sell it. Egan will hold onto it and if Roosevelt wants to buy it later, he may.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-09